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Incident 18014 Report
Apparently AI-Assisted Conviction Draft Compromised a Defendant's Fair-Trial Rights in Cali, Colombia
2025-09-19
A criminal defendant's lawyers found a draft conviction proposing 18 years in prison in the court file before closing arguments in Cali, Colombia. Colombia's Supreme Court inferred that generative AI helped assess the complainant's testimony. It found that the draft prejudged guilt, granted relief for violations of due process and the right to an impartial trial, and ordered the case reassigned.
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State Farm Defense Counsel Acknowledged AI-Assisted Filings in Meni-Siliga v. A's Contractor, Inc. Contained Fabricated Legal Authorities
2026-03-31
In Fa'alagilagi Meni-Siliga v. A's Contractor, Inc., et al., attorneys representing State Farm acknowledged that AI-assisted motions contained fabricated and otherwise inaccurate legal authorities. Attorney Jacquelene Robinson said she used the legal AI tool Irys and failed to verify some citations. Opposing counsel identified the errors, after which the firm apologized and filed corrected versions.
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Oklahoma Judge Reportedly Used ChatGPT-Generated Fictitious Case Citations in Family-Law Order
2025-11-19
Stephens County, Oklahoma, Associate District Judge Lawrence Wheeler reportedly used ChatGPT for legal research while preparing a family-law order that cited at least two nonexistent cases. The order denied a request for a psychological evaluation and reprimanded the requesting attorney; Wheeler later vacated it after the attorney challenged it before the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
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Five Reportedly Fictitious Citations Suspected of Being AI-Generated Led to a Costs Order in a London Housing Case
2025-06-06
In a London housing case, England's High Court found that a barrister cited five reportedly fictitious cases and ordered her and the Haringey Law Centre, a legal aid charity, to pay £4,000 in wasted costs. Opposing counsel alleged AI use. The barrister denied using generative AI. The Divisional Court identified AI use as one of two possible explanations for the citations.
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Five Reportedly Fictitious Citations Suspected of Being AI-Generated Led to a Costs Order in a London Housing Case
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D.C. Court of Appeals Struck Deutsche Bank National Trust Company Brief After Attorney Used Google Generative AI Search Tool and Filed Four Nonexistent Case Citations